Photoblog

While northern-hemisphere inhabitants are enjoying their first day of winter, our cousins in the southern hemisphere are just beginning summer. And in South Africa’s Shark Bay, near Gansbaai, the great whites are departing for other waters. The great whites make their way to Shark Bay annually between September and January, though they are not hunting, […] » about 400 words

currugated_film‘s photo of graffitti in Oaxaca. The caption at Flickr notes that the text to the right says “the solution is in your hands, the rocks are on the ground.” graffiti, movement, populist, rocks, solution » about 100 words

Above, one of Sandge‘s contributions to the The Toy Cameras Pool reminds us that good photography is something that often happens despite the equipment, not because of it. Of course, no sweeping generalization can go without argument, and in this case I think the toy camera enthusiasts would be joined by the glitch art aficionados, […] » about 100 words

Mt. Moriah, this time better than last time. 4000 footer, backpacking, camp stove, gorham, hike, hiking, mount moriah, mt moriah, new hampshire, primus stove, summit » about 100 words

Some time ago in St Louis, I stumbled upon Eat-Rite Diner. Aparently I wasn’t the first to be taken in by its charms. Yelp notes: This is a MUST in St. Louis. However don’t go here for the friendly staff, good food, or fun atmosphere. This place is a joke! They will need to buzz […] » about 200 words

southtyrolean, who seems to take an interest in found graffiti posted this one (from Graz)to his Flickr stream, describing it: in the Sackstraße, near Kastner&Öhler (entrance to the car park for bikes) :: in der Sackstraße, neben Kastner&Öhler (Eingang zum Fahrrad-Abstellplatz) I especially like this one. blood tears, boots, graffiti, Graffiti Girl, graz, panties, red […] » about 100 words

| I described it to <a href="http://www.librarian.net/">Jessamyn</a> in an IM last night: <blockquote>lights flickering here, sirened vehicles passing frequently, smell of smoke hangs in air outside</blockquote> » about 200 words

My Graphire Bluetooth tablet arrived last week as a bundled treat with some Adobe software I needed. Why do I need a tablet, especially as my days as a graphic designer are a distant memory? I don’t…at least not now. But somewhere on the long tail my um, unique, style of portraiture (above) will come […] » about 200 words

The Mercury News’ QA on carry-on restrictions answered a big question I had: Q Can I still carry my laptop, cell phone and iPod on board? A Those items are still OK as long as you’re not traveling to or through the United Kingdom. But a Reuters story posted at C|Net suggests the restriction on […] » about 200 words

I <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maisonbisson/201844037/">found this photo</a> at <a href="http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_sep2005/MennoniteMath.htm" title="Mennonite Longhand Math">joe-ks.com</a>. The title there is “Mennonite longhand math,” but can anybody identify the source or context? Can anybody work out the equation on the board? I've convinced my friend <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maisonbisson/53151695/">Will</a>, who teaches math and physics, to pose for a shot like this, but that means we'll have find and fill a huge chalkboard...and he'll have to grow his beard back. » about 100 words

The Scientologists regularly have a table on <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=San+Francisco&ie=UTF8&ll=37.786827,-122.40823&spn=0.005053,0.013443&om=1">Powell St</a>., somewhere near Union Square. Their <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maisonbisson/206274128/">crazy stress-o-meter</a> is not the weirdest thing about them. » about 100 words

Richard Cheese‘s lounge-core renditions of pop favorites (and some not-so-favorites) have been cracking me up every time they chime into the mix on random, but I didn’t know what the guy looked like until I spied Beatnikside‘s photo of the man in among his Vegas people set. “Cheese,” of course, is a pseudonym for LA […] » about 100 words

This photo from Tsunaminotes appeared in Ende’s photo stream and reminded me instantly of all the cool things I’d never done because I was born too late and cool stuff is what I saw in black and white photos from years past. Of course, Flickr says the photo was taken July 5th, and the photographers […] » about 200 words

They Might Be Giants, playing at Mohegan Sun, drew roars of approval from the crowd when John Flansburgh went off-lyric sheet during The Sun (which they amusingly described as part of their Venue Songs series): …The heat and light of the sun are caused by nuclear reactions between a failed foreign policy, a failed domestic […] » about 200 words

The light Sunday evening was golden, so I stopped to take way too many photos of the meadow in the sunset. Just before filling my memory card with all that, I got back to my scooter to find this scene with a haze settling on the field and the sun just ducking behind enough of […] » about 100 words

The members of this Taiwanese scooter gang might really be cooler than me. Well, they would be cooler if the scooter gangs weren’t also known to be violent: A scooter gang viciously attacked and injured 12 teenagers — three critically — while on a violent joyride in Taipei County’s Tucheng City… The gang of more […] » about 200 words

There's plenty of public art in Denver, including a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maisonbisson/153444184/">blue bear</a> and this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maisonbisson/153444003/">horse in a red chair</a> (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Denver,+CO&om=1&ll=39.743082,-104.994879&spn=0.004562,0.014623">here</a> and <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Denver,+CO&om=1&ll=39.73781,-104.988291&spn=0.004562,0.014623">here</a>, respectively). Tourists can also <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maisonbisson/153443732/" title="Molly Brown's house on Flickr - Photo Sharing!">sneak a peak</a> inside <a href="http://mollybrown.org/" title="The Molly Brown House Museum">the Unsinkable Molly Brown's house</a> on <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Denver,+CO&om=1&ll=39.737472,-104.980824&spn=0.004562,0.014623">Pennsylvania St</a>. » about 100 words

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maisonbisson/153439791/" title="Photo Sharing">El Chapultepec</a> is a little jazz club on <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1962+Market+St,+Denver,+CO&om=1&ll=39.753228,-104.993334&spn=0.018245,0.058494" title="1962 Market St, Denver, CO - Google Maps">Market St</a> in LoDo, and one of a number of finds in Denver. » about 100 words

My <a href="http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/415/0/home.aspx">new scooter</a>. It's not much of a picture, but we've had two weeks of rain and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maisonbisson/149529593/" title="Photo Sharing">this is what I could get</a>. » about 100 words

I had a good opportunity to revisit the Museum of Bad Art in Dedham Mass earlier this week. Above is my buddy Corey, but I was amused to find that visitors appear to be leaving their own works for the collection. art, art museum, bad art, dedham, dedham ma, funny, massachusetts, moba, museum, museum of […] » about 100 words

Today, on the twentieth anniversary of the disaster, Google has added high-resolution satellite photos of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the abandoned town of Pripyat. Above is the plant; the damaged reactor is on the left. In Pripyat, the ghostly ferris wheel was easy to find, but where’s the vehicle graveyard? Update: here it […] » about 100 words

Iain Anderson‘s animated film, Aiport, shows even the most pedestrian of designs come to life with a bit of creativity. Elsewhere, a post at Copyfight, suggests that the availability of those symbols — their freedom from copyright and trademark restrictions — was a key factor in spurring their broad adoption, creating both the culture and […] » about 100 words

Who wouldn’t like to play with The Crucible‘s “fire truck”? What’s “The Crucible”? [it’s] an arts education center that fosters a collaboration of arts, industry and community. Through training in the fine and industrial arts, The Crucible promotes creative expression, reuse of materials and innovative design while serving as an accessible arts venue for the […] » about 100 words

I should be all down on this sneaky way of advertising Nokia’s N90, but…eh, they’re funny. Bad Quality Officechairs is the latest, Bad Quality Hydraulics (somebody tell them it’s “pneumatics”) and Bad Quality Superglue bring up the rear. If that isn’t enough, they’ve got the Bad Quality Blog which pulls back the curtain a bit. […] » about 200 words